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The team at FLYER knows how extraordinary that solo feeling is, and we’d like to help you celebrate with a special FLYER memento. If you sends us a photo of you with your solo aircraft, along with the date that you soloed, you can receive an email...

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For the benefit of those considering a PPL(A) and wanting to know time and cost, I’m sharing my experience based upon detailed records I kept. This is just my way through it, yours may differ, but I hope it gives you some insight and food for...

Here it is again, the chance to shine for all pilots who learn new stuff - and that's all of us, right?!

The forum and resident forumites share in the celebration of any noteworthy milestones along the path of your aviation career - whether that...

I know i've read it here somewhere....but naturally now I can't find it.

After airlaw, what do people recommend as the next exam? I've heard both operational procedures or human factors.......but would be grateful for advice.

For a while I've been meaning to put together a little compilation of "stuff that helped" while I was learning to fly. I got around to it in the end (almost a year after getting the PPL...) and the result is now here(PDF) .

It's less a...

The team at FLYER knows how extraordinary that solo feeling is, and we’d like to help you celebrate with a special FLYER memento. If you sends us a photo of you with your solo aircraft, along with the date that you soloed, you can receive an email...

Hey,

Was just curious anyone got any firm dates from their schools of when they are getting back to training?

Looks like mine will be 2nd week in April but I’m at a brand new airfield so gonna need a few flights to get back in the swing of...

I have just read a very quirky book by a retired pilot. Written almost as if he's sat next to you reminiscing, not really in chronological order, a few humorous rants, some personal philosophy.

It's mostly an autobiography but he includes...

For fellow newbies....

I found this instructor's vids really good. She is in North America so a few times there are mnemonics or units we don't use but the theory is so well explained. I think she made the videos about 20 years ago so it's her, a...

Hello everyone,

I've been lurking on here for some time following the good craic and thought I'd introduce myself.

I'm Chris, 45 and - hopefully when the school opens later in March - will be embarking on a lifetime ambition to get my PPL and...

I'm quickly approaching my 1 year anniversary since my last written exam.
Given that the current rumors place the end of lockdown to July, has there been any signal from the CAA to relax the two years rule to complete the private license from when...

Almost 20 years back I bought two pairs of HM40 PNR headsets from all-round avionics heroes Harry Mendelssohn.

They performed faultlessly as the Shiny Colt trekked all over the UK, France and Italy. Eventually I succumbed and had one set...

Hi all
I gained microlight rating post April 2018 cut off for LAPL, so am restricted to non part21 permit SSEA aircraft if I convert to SSEA.
I have held off for a few years hoping that the CAA would remove the part 21 restriction post Brexit, but...

Is there a rule of thumb about the wind strength and direction above ground level and at different times of the day and night? I`ve just been reading the Confuser Manual and I`m a little lost, The metar says for example surface wind 05005kt during...

Hi all,

Firstly I’m not associated with javelin at all but I’m currently doing their online RT training which covers everything in comms to get you ready for the written comms exam and the RT exam, all done over a five week period 2.5 hours, one...

In researching how to pass the theory exams I’ve come across a number of ground school organisation who are transferring to on line.

While still able to operate face to face, these schools offered week long courses to complete all of the exams in a...

Hi everyone,

I'm just wondering if any of you on this forum have any experience of airline flying/ commercial flight training? If so, do you believe that airlines recruit pilots based upon the training structure (modular/ integrated) they decided...

Is there a guide available that describes how a circuit is flown at say EGTR. I’m planning a PPL there as soon as the restrictions lift and in the meantime am using MS FS 2020 to practice circuits.

Accepting all the restriction of flightsims I...

I`m getting extremely annoyed, when I take a mock PPL exam test online I get 60% wrong. Where can I get the latest laws that are current?? Here`s a sample question: An aircraft flying above the sea between 4,500 feet MSL and 9,000 feet MSL outside...

I'm currently revising for my air law exam by taking the Air Quiz online exams to highlight gaps in my knowledge. However, there is one question on temperature effects on altimeters which either Im not understanding right, or the air quiz answer is...

Just curious?

Let’s say either by accident or malicious source a frequency get a stuck mic or illegal transmission of stuff/Carp.

What’s the process for the station on frequency?

I’m just thinking out aloud, what would happen, especially if in...

I live in the U.K. and I’m due to train on Portugal from March. With all the lockdown regulations will this go ahead?

Is it my imagination or is the Pooleys description of airspace almost unfathomable. I tried reading it for the second time this evening and again failed miserably the questions at the end of the chapter .

I’m not fairing much better at air traffic...

This may have been posted before but if not then it's worth watching if you either hold or aspire to an IRR or IR. Sobering stuff.

In approaching a PPL and with the medium term in mind, of the many aircraft flight schools have is there a preference which aircraft to learn in?

I’d assumed the trusty 152, but with it having only two seats, might I be better to learn in something...

Hi another newbie here.

I’ve decided on trying out some real life flying after many years of flight sims. I actually had 4or 5 real life flights 20 years ago, but life and other things have got in my way before now.

Being a slightly mature student...

Reading ILAFT in January’s Pilot mag, (I do subscribe to both Flyer and Pilot). It was about not paying up front to flying schools. As in these troubled times the possibility of them getting into financial difficulties before you finish a course is...

so had 2 firsts today

1st of all it my first flight (from scratch) with no instructor, spoke to him in the club house, signed out given a key and be back in 60 mins essentially (way more but you know)

so very slowly and very methodically went...

One occasionally gets asked by students (and, surprisingly, by some FIs) what is in the PPL Skills Test.

The answer is that the whole Flight Test system is 'standardised' by the CAA for very obvious reasons. You can't have Examiner A doing the test...

High! You probably think that I`m a real thicky, but I was wondering what the Black Plastic Circle Piece is for on the E6B? Is it a handle to hold when moving the disc?On the Calculator side it`s on the upper Right and on the Wind side, it`s on the...

I have so many questions to ask you marvellous people, When I pass my LAPL, can I learn and pass my test in a 2 seater aircraft and then fly a 4 seater after that (Like Cars where, if you pass in an Auto, you can only drive an Auto after your test)?...

Hi! Why is it that the QNH AMSL is set into an Altimeter and not the QFE of the airport elevation when flying into an airport? Surely you want the Altimeter to read zero when on the ground, not an altitude above sea level. I`ve just been reading...

One of the questions in my Radio Nav CPL exam which I failed earlier this week was I think misleading and I am wondering whether to follow it up. (Although I’d need 2 more right answers to pass!)

Picture showed the Linton-on-Ouse TACAN on a...

OK I know this may sound daft but how do you do it? My instructor sits there with his chart and it's all razor sharp and neat. No matter where he wants to show me....quick flick of the wrist and we have a new location!! The clever bit is that there...

Hello,

Is there an easy/correct way to join circuit in Downwind or Baseleg or long final? During my training I have always been trained to join overhead and I could fly without any issues. However, I never got chance to join downwind or baseleg or...

Hi everyone,

I am really interested in hearing from commercial pilots who followed the modular route. I am a finance professional who has wanted to fly but funding has held me back, now I believe I am in a position (age 32) to pay from training...

What's up folks.

I will soon be starting my IR training and have been reviewing what's to come so to speak, in order to help with this, I've started practicing procedures in the sim at home.

I think I've gotten the general idea with regards to...

Second hand copies of the Jeppesen route manual all say JAR on the cover; new ones all say EASA.

Are they actually different? If so I’ll have to buy a new one, it appears.?

OK, so here's a lock-down discussion topic aimed at Student pilots.

Leaving aside the issues of RT phaseology itself (which is a discussion topic of its own), what are the comms-related issues that you find most difficult to get a grip of or...

I’m going to ask what even to me seems a very stupid question, so please humour me! (Also, no clubs open for a while now, so nobody to ask)

I’ve been looking at controlled airspace/zones on the map & am wondering something: If you can legally...

Good evening, members

I have recently found myself in a position where, for the first time in my life at the age of 32, I’ve had to refer myself for CBT treatment as I’ve suddenly found myself extremely anxious. Partly work/stress related and...

Hi,

My son is currently 5 hours into his LAPL. We chose this route as it was harder to get availability with PPL instructors over the weekend.

We are now reconsidering if it is possible at this stage to switch to PPL and for the existing hours to...

So, I just squeaked in my QXC before my both my area (London) & that of my flight school (Epping) went into Tier 3. Nothing left to do other than (plenty!) of prep for the skills test. However, I'm suspending my...

Well! You`ve all really got me thinking now, what License do I want? The main trouble with Covid19 is it gives you more time to think. Here I go again. If I learn and pass my PPL test in a 2 seater, can I not fly a 4 seater thereafter? Ian

My first proper lesson . ...

Woke up to fog, rang aerodrome, they reported decent cloud base and some blue sky.

As I drove down the weather improved and we ended up with scattered above 3,000', blue skies, wind light, almost straight down the...

I`m going to go in for my LAPL and would love to know what to expect if I do eventually gain my License? What are the pitfalls as regards being part owner or just hiring an aircraft when it is required etc? Ian

Hello all, I am a relatively new student to this and this is my first post on this forum.

I have come to learning relatively late - 41 - after getting a trial flight for my 40th Birthday and then a small amount of gliding experience this last...

Multitasking trouble is normal in early stages. That will go away on its own as more and more of what you’re doing becomes muscle memory.

My instructor called that “now what” freeze at the last minute “throwing the landing into the lap of the gods”...

I recently completed my training for PPL(A) and passed my Skills test in PA28-161 . Due to these unprecedented times and weather, I don't envision any flying for another month or so. So, I thought of making use of this time and read about flying...

I have a quick question I’ve just thought about regarding the low level corridor through MAN & LPL
Can you enter the corridor at any point from controlled airspace, LPL side, or do you have to go direct from the north to south, south to north...

Hello!

I've always wanted to learn to fly and fortunately I am in a position now to make a start and plough through it at a decent rate.

Unfortunately, now that I'm set on and able to learn to fly, seems everything is against me!

I had a trial...